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有口無心

有口無心

See also: 有口无心

Chinese

			without the desire or intention; unwitting
trad. (有口無心)		有口	無心
simp. (有口无心)		有口	无心

Idiom

有口無心

(Advanced Mandarin) to be sharp tongued but not malicious; to be highly critical but not really mean it

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǒukǒu wúxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ hau² mou⁴ sam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǒukǒu wúxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoukoou wushin
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ hau² mou⁴ sam¹
  - Yale: yáuh háu mòuh sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ hau² mou⁴ sam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/